Hello everyone,
Construction has finally started at our site.
I would like to share my experiences, concerns, and questions about the house building process here to get feedback from experienced people.
So, it’s kind of a small building diary.
The earthworks have been completed with the delivery of 340 tons of sand for backfilling, and the trenches for the strip foundation have also been prepared.
The steel mesh for reinforcement is ready on site.
Now the date for the slab foundation is set.
Pipes for wastewater and the multi-utility connection need to be installed, the foundation grounding conductor has to be laid, a drainage membrane has to be placed, reinforcement tied, and formwork set up.
Is all of this achievable in one day, including the concrete delivery?
Before I provide more details, I’d like to hear your opinions.
Best regards
Construction has finally started at our site.
I would like to share my experiences, concerns, and questions about the house building process here to get feedback from experienced people.
So, it’s kind of a small building diary.
The earthworks have been completed with the delivery of 340 tons of sand for backfilling, and the trenches for the strip foundation have also been prepared.
The steel mesh for reinforcement is ready on site.
Now the date for the slab foundation is set.
Pipes for wastewater and the multi-utility connection need to be installed, the foundation grounding conductor has to be laid, a drainage membrane has to be placed, reinforcement tied, and formwork set up.
Is all of this achievable in one day, including the concrete delivery?
Before I provide more details, I’d like to hear your opinions.
Best regards
dynaudio795 Feb 2021 18:47Okay, then it’s probably because I only have 190 posts.
dynaudio795 Feb 2021 22:42I agree.
Yesterday, I sent the site manager a screenshot from my weather app. No response.
The worst part is that a road closure has been requested for Wednesday. I hope it will be canceled in time.
Yesterday, I sent the site manager a screenshot from my weather app. No response.
The worst part is that a road closure has been requested for Wednesday. I hope it will be canceled in time.
11ant schrieb:
Yes, you can already start. But if the recipient hasn’t obtained the building permit / planning permission yet, your message will go into limbo and won’t even appear in your outbox :-(Thank you.dynaudio7923 Feb 2021 21:50The new date for the fourth attempt to pour the foundation slab is now March 3rd.
I just wonder why the sunny warm days are not being used.
We are curious to see what happens...
I just wonder why the sunny warm days are not being used.
We are curious to see what happens...
dynaudio7925 Feb 2021 18:32By the way, I have since contacted the concrete supplier because I wanted to find out what caused the issue during the first and second attempts. The response was very polite and, above all, detailed. That’s quite unusual nowadays, as I find that no one takes the time for the customer anymore. I have also praised them for that.
The fact is, it turned out that neither the driveway nor a faulty pump was the problem, but the lack of the proper traffic regulation order—in other words, a road closure! If the pump is positioned on the driveway, the mixer truck has to pull up in front, resulting in a total vehicle length of 20m (66 feet). This means it would block the pedestrian sidewalk, bike path, and half the road.
Even during the second attempt, the traffic regulation order was missing, although it had been promised in advance by the construction company. Quite interesting. Apparently, this is common in the construction industry nowadays because profit margins are lower, so such costs are often passed on to the customer. I think this usually works, but not with me!
That’s also why I had to apply for a road closure after the second attempt. I was already wondering what was going on since the site manager had noted in writing before the inspection that it wouldn’t be necessary.
The story continues...
The fact is, it turned out that neither the driveway nor a faulty pump was the problem, but the lack of the proper traffic regulation order—in other words, a road closure! If the pump is positioned on the driveway, the mixer truck has to pull up in front, resulting in a total vehicle length of 20m (66 feet). This means it would block the pedestrian sidewalk, bike path, and half the road.
Even during the second attempt, the traffic regulation order was missing, although it had been promised in advance by the construction company. Quite interesting. Apparently, this is common in the construction industry nowadays because profit margins are lower, so such costs are often passed on to the customer. I think this usually works, but not with me!
That’s also why I had to apply for a road closure after the second attempt. I was already wondering what was going on since the site manager had noted in writing before the inspection that it wouldn’t be necessary.
The story continues...
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